Baseball Preview: Mt. Vernon Wildcats vs. Southridge Raiders
The Mt. Vernon Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Southridge Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. Vernon is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Mt. Vernon had to settle for a 6-4 loss against Tecumseh.
Mt. Vernon got a good showing from Connor Stevens, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Luke Weintraut was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Nathan Howard was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Even though they lost, Mt. Vernon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tecumseh only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Southridge didn't have quite enough to beat Heritage Hills on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Mt. Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Southridge, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Mt. Vernon might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Southridge in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Mt. Vernon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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